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Risk of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding With Low-Dose Acetylsalicylic Acid Alone and in Combination With Clopidogrel and Other Medications
Circulation, 03/01/2011
RodrÃguez LAG et al. – Use of low–dose acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) is associated with an almost 2–fold increase in the risk of upper gastrointestinal bleeding compared with nonuse. This risk is increased further in individuals taking low–dose ASA along with clopidogrel, oral anticoagulants, nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs, or high–dose oral corticosteroids.
